Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uganda |
Dates | 11–20 September 2016 |
Teams | 7 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tanzania |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Third place | Ethiopia |
Fourth place | Uganda |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 68 (5.23 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Esse Mbeyu Akida Hasifah Nassuna (6 goals) |
The 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the association football tournament for women's national teams in the East African region. The first edition was hosted in 1986 and won by Zanzibar. [1]
It was held in Jinja, Uganda between 11 and 20 September 2016. [2] There were no sponsors besides the Uganda Football Association. [1]
The seven participants were announced on 29 August 2016. [2]
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Participants | |
Non-participants |
Sudan and South Sudan were initially reported as having confirmed participation, but did not appear in the draw. [2] Equally not in the draw were Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, who had requested guest spots. [3]
The draw was announced on 29 August 2016. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Uganda (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Burundi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | Zanzibar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 |
Tanzania and Ethiopia tied for first place after their draw on the last match day. Tanzania were placed first then by the toss of a coin. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
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